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Newcastle United vs Aston Villa

FA Cup
0-1
Final
St. James' Park

Match pulse

NEWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTAVL
49%Possession51%
16Shots15
1On target3
4Corners5
2Saves1
14Fouls11
18'JoelintonNEW18'Sven BotmanNEW25'João GomesAVL28'AlyssonAVL53'Nico GonzálezNEW55'Yoane WissaNEW78'William OsulaNEW86'Malick ThiawNEW
Team1H2HT
NEW000
AVL101

Who won: Aston Villa 1-0

Aston Villa beat Newcastle United 1-0 on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at St. James' Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Johan Manzambi (36').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.5Zion SuzukiG
  2. 27.5Johan ManzambiAM
  3. 36.7Tyrone MingsCD-L
  4. 46.7Victor LindelöfCD-R
  5. 56.7Aaron Wan-BissakaLB
  6. 66.7Nicolas JacksonF
  7. 76.5Matty CashRB
  8. 86.5João GomesLM
  9. 96.5Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  10. 106.4John McGinnSUB
  11. 116.1Boubacar KamaraRM
  12. 126.1Ross BarkleySUB

Team stats

NEWAVL
14Fouls11
6Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
5Offsides0
4Corner Kicks5
2Saves1
49.3Possession50.7
16SHOTS15
1ON GOAL3
0.1On Target %0.2
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
333Accurate Passes347
401Passes432
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
4Accurate Crosses2
28Crosses9
0.1Cross %0.2
39Long Balls57
20Accurate Long Balls19
0.5Long Balls %0.3
9Blocked Shots8
9Effective Tackles14
13Tackles24
0.7Tackle %0.6
12Interceptions9
16Effective Clearances36
16Clearances36

Player of the game

Zion Suzuki

AVL · 1 saves, clean sheet

7.5

Deserved to win

38%
NEW · 1.38 xG
26%
Draw
36%
AVL · 1.34 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Newcastle United 0, Aston Villa 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Aston Villa 1.
  3. 90'+5'

    Offside

    Offside, Newcastle United. Lewis Hall is caught offside.

  4. 90'+5'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Nico González (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.

  5. 90'+4'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.

  6. 90'+1'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Nico González (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Osula.

  7. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  8. 90'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Joelinton

    Substitution, Newcastle United. Dan Burn replaces Joelinton.

    D. Burn

  9. 90'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Ibrahim Mbaye (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tyrone Mings.

  10. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).

  11. 89'

    Free kick won

    Nico González (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  12. 88'

    Offside

    Offside, Newcastle United. William Osula is caught offside.

  13. 86'

    Yellow card

    Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    M. Thiaw

  14. 86'

    Free kick won

    Ibrahim Mbaye (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United).

  16. 85'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Barnes following a fast break.

  17. 84'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Mbaye (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.

  18. 84'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bazoumana Touré.

  19. 83'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Ibrahim Mbaye (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ross Barkley.

    I. Mbaye

  20. 80'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joelinton.

  21. 78'

    Yellow card

    William Osula (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    W. Osula

  22. 78'

    Free kick won

    Pau Torres (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 78'

    Foul

    Foul by William Osula (Newcastle United).

  24. 78'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Leon Goretzka (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  25. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Wan-Bissaka

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Pau Torres replaces Aaron Wan-Bissaka because of an injury.

    P. Torres

Leaders

NEWAVL
Total Shots
Yoane Wissa
7
Nicolas Jackson
4
Accurate Passes
Nico González
57
Victor Lindelöf
48
Defensive Interventions
Lewis Hall
15
Boubacar Kamara
14
Saves
Lukás Hornícek
2
Zion Suzuki
1